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NBN Broadband Becomes Available in More Local Areas

Residents and business owners in Brombin, Rolland Plains, Sancrox, and Comboyne regions can now connect to the NBN through fast fixed wireless technology after the National Broadband Network made its fixed wireless service available in the hundreds of premises around these areas. According to Telstra Country Wide, these premises around the greater Wauchope region are… View Article

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19 Jan 2015

Activ8me Holiday Road Competition: And The Winner Is…

Image Credit: Official Facebook page of Greenmount Beach Resort We would like to congratulate Teena Quinn, from Queensland, as the winner of the holiday road competition. It was an extremely difficult choice, as we received several excellent entries. Entries were judged on the following criteria: merit, skill, humour, originality, and personal circumstances. Through the judging… View Article

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15 Jan 2015

Cable broadband to be offered by NBN Co in 2016

The HFC network is the primary component in NBN Co’s newest multi-technology mix approach. After having finalised the acquisition of these networks from Telstra and Optus, the company now has a more accurate timeline for the scheduled availability of services on that network. NBN Co’s latest product roadmap has the fourth quarter of 2015 as… View Article

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13 Jan 2015

What you need to know about the NBN

Currently under development in Australia, the National Broadband Network (NBN) is the country’s wholesale only network that aims to provide reliable and reasonable fixed line phone and Internet services to home and business owners through various providers. The NBN is deemed to be crucial for Australians as it will pave the way for the much-needed… View Article

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13 Jan 2015

Western Sydney homes and businesses next on the NBN

High-speed Internet is set to replace existing landline and Internet services in some 20,000 homes and businesses in Western Sydney as the NBN is launched in the premises. Starting February 20, parts of Penrith will have access to high-speed Internet, with parts of Homebush, Blacktown, Windsor, Riverstone, and Lindcombe following suit starting March 20 onwards…. View Article

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12 Jan 2015

Wangaratta to get on the NBN soon

After waiting for five years, fixed line access to the NBN will finally be made available in Wangaratta in the next 18 months. This week, an announcement naming Wangaratta as included in the roll out schedule in Victoria was made by NBN Co. The schedule runs from now until June 2016. NBN Co has not… View Article

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11 Jan 2015

Greater Bunbury included in NBN rollout expansion

After more than a year of doubt, Greater Bunbury finally received good news of an NBN roll out start date in their area. This week, NBN Co announced that the roll out expansion will begin 18 months from now and will take around 2 years to complete. The region’s 30,000 homes and businesses will soon… View Article

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8 Jan 2015

The lowdown on landline phones and why they remain important

The number of homes with existing (and functional) landline telephones continues to decrease as more and more people are making the switch towards complete wireless communication. A fixed line phone as opposed to mobile phones, rely on metal wire lines for transmission – something that is considered archaic these days. The decline of the landline… View Article

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5 Jan 2015

Setting up your home office: Going wireless

Image from Arabian Industry Flexibility is just one of the many perks of working from home. There are many benefits to be enjoyed out of this kind of setup. But, there could also be some roadblocks that could get in the way of productivity. The key is to plan ahead and to invest in the… View Article

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1 Jan 2015

Cable TV infrastructure incorporated into NBN Co’s rollout plan

In January, NBN Co will start industry consultation on a fibre-on-demand product. The company, after getting its hands on Telstra’s and Optus’ cable TV infrastructure as part of its multi-technology network, is set to begin customer pilot in the fourth quarter of next year. Commercial offerings are set for the first quarter of 2016. A… View Article

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28 Dec 2014

Safe Internet browsing techniques you ought to know by now

Surfing the Internet has become so secondary to most of us that we forget about its dangers. It is easy not to think about what goes on behind the scenes as you browse on your favorite social media site, shop on a famous online store, or read the news online. Sharing your personal information on… View Article

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